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2006 Census of Canada: Topic-based tabulations

Ethnic Origin (247), Single and Multiple Ethnic Origin Responses (3) and Sex (3) for the Population of Canada, Provinces, Territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Census Agglomerations, 2006 Census - 20% Sample Data

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Ethnic origin (247) Single and multiple ethnic origin responses (3)
Total - Single and multiple ethnic origin responses 1 Single ethnic origin responses 2 Multiple ethnic origin responses 3
Note(s) :
  1. Census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations crossing provincial boundaries
    There is one census metropolitan area (Ottawa - Gatineau) and three census agglomerations (Campbellton, Hawkesbury and Lloydminster) that cross provincial boundaries. The data for their respective provincial parts are included with the appropriate census metropolitan area or census agglomeration, with data for the census metropolitan area or census agglomeration within the province of the provincial part that contributes the majority of the population to the area. For example, Ottawa - Gatineau can be found in Ontario, Campbellton in New Brunswick, Hawkesbury in Ontario and Lloydminster in Alberta.
  1. TOTAL - SINGLE AND MULTIPLE ETHNIC ORIGIN RESPONSES
    The category 'Total - Single and multiple ethnic origin responses' indicates the number of respondents who reported each ethnic origin, either as their only response or in addition to one or more other ethnic origins. Total responses represent the sum of single responses and multiple responses received in the census.
  2. SINGLE ETHNIC ORIGIN RESPONSES
    A single ethnic origin response occurs when a respondent provides one ethnic origin only.
  3. MULTIPLE ETHNIC ORIGIN RESPONSES
    A multiple ethnic origin response occurs when a respondent provides two or more ethnic origins.
  4. TOTAL - ETHNIC ORIGIN
    This is a total population count. The sum of the ethnic groups in this table is greater than the total population count because a person may report more than one ethnic origin in the census.
  5. BRITISH ISLES, N.I.E.
    The abbreviation 'n.i.e.' means 'not included elsewhere.'
  6. DOMINICAN, N.O.S.
    The abbreviation 'n.o.s.' means 'not otherwise specified.'
  7. CARIBBEAN, N.I.E.
    The abbreviation 'n.i.e.' means 'not included elsewhere.'
  8. LATIN, CENTRAL OR SOUTH AMERICAN, N.I.E.
    The abbreviation 'n.i.e.' means 'not included elsewhere.'
  9. SCANDINAVIAN, N.I.E.
    The abbreviation 'n.i.e.' means 'not included elsewhere.'
  10. YUGOSLAV, N.I.E.
    The abbreviation 'n.i.e.' means 'not included elsewhere.'
  11. EUROPEAN, N.I.E.
    The abbreviation 'n.i.e.' means 'not included elsewhere.'

  12. CONGOLESE, N.O.S.
    The abbreviation 'n.o.s.' means 'not otherwise specified.'
  13. GUINEAN, N.O.S.
    The abbreviation 'n.o.s.' means 'not otherwise specified.'
  14. AFRICAN, N.I.E.
    The abbreviation 'n.i.e.' means 'not included elsewhere.'
  15. MAGHREBI, N.I.E.
    The abbreviation 'n.i.e.' means 'not included elsewhere.'
  16. ARAB, N.I.E.
    The abbreviation 'n.i.e.' means 'not included elsewhere.'
  17. WEST ASIAN, N.I.E.
    The abbreviation 'n.i.e.' means 'not included elsewhere.'
  18. SOUTH ASIAN, N.I.E.
    The abbreviation 'n.i.e.' means 'not included elsewhere.'
  19. EAST OR SOUTHEAST ASIAN, N.I.E.
    The abbreviation 'n.i.e.' means 'not included elsewhere.'
  20. ASIAN, N.O.S.
    The abbreviation 'n.o.s.' means 'not otherwise specified.'
  21. PACIFIC ISLANDER, N.I.E.
    The abbreviation 'n.i.e.' means 'not included elsewhere.'
Warning Data quality note(s)
  • Data quality index showing, for the short census questionnaire (100% data), a global non response rate higher than or equal to 5% but lower than 10%.
  • Data quality index showing, for the long census questionnaire (20% sample data), a global non response rate higher than or equal to 5% but lower than 10%.
Total - Ethnic origin 4 148,475 68,280 80,195
British Isles origins 90,920 22,110 68,810
Cornish 25 0 25
English 52,600 11,240 41,350
Irish 41,040 5,220 35,815
Manx 30 0 30
Scottish 39,065 4,340 34,720
Welsh 3,515 320 3,195
British Isles, n.i.e. 5 3,875 985 2,890
French origins 22,885 2,310 20,575
Acadian 165 10 160
French 22,790 2,290 20,500
Aboriginal origins 6,660 725 5,930
Inuit 120 20 105
Métis 1,285 125 1,150
North American Indian 5,320 580 4,740
Other North American origins 53,425 24,420 29,000
American 1,730 165 1,565
Canadian 52,220 24,205 28,020
Newfoundlander 45 0 45
Nova Scotian 0 0 0
Ontarian 20 0 20
Québécois 80 35 50
Other provincial or regional groups 10 10 0
Caribbean origins 1,015 375 640
Antiguan 15 10 0
Bahamian 0 0 0
Barbadian 90 15 75
Bermudan 10 0 10
Carib 10 0 10
Cuban 35 10 30
Dominican, n.o.s. 6 25 0 25
Grenadian 10 0 0
Guyanese 95 25 65
Haitian 45 20 20
Jamaican 350 115 235
Kittitian/Nevisian 10 0 0
Martinican 0 0 0
Montserratan 0 0 10
Puerto Rican 0 0 0
St. Lucian 0 0 0
Trinidadian/Tobagonian 185 110 75
Vincentian/Grenadinian 0 0 0
West Indian 130 30 100
Caribbean, n.i.e. 7 50 25 20
Latin, Central and South American origins 935 370 555
Aboriginal from Central/South America 35 0 35
Argentinian 40 0 40
Belizean 0 0 0
Bolivian 15 0 15
Brazilian 40 0 35
Chilean 55 20 30
Colombian 35 30 10
Costa Rican 0 0 0
Ecuadorian 20 0 20
Guatemalan 0 0 0
Hispanic 35 35 0
Honduran 60 15 50
Maya 15 10 10
Mexican 75 30 45
Nicaraguan 60 0 60
Panamanian 0 0 0
Paraguayan 0 0 0
Peruvian 15 0 20
Salvadorean 385 205 180
Uruguayan 15 0 15
Venezuelan 60 15 45
Latin, Central or South American, n.i.e. 8 40 10 35
European origins 43,660 12,270 31,395
Western European origins 23,670 4,430 19,235
Austrian 795 85 705
Belgian 580 95 480
Dutch (Netherlands) 9,305 2,260 7,045
Flemish 35 0 30
Frisian 65 15 45
German 14,445 1,890 12,560
Luxembourger 15 10 10
Swiss 615 70 550
Northern European origins 3,775 630 3,145
Finnish 700 150 555
Scandinavian origins 3,195 480 2,715
Danish 1,170 280 890
Icelandic 240 20 220
Norwegian 880 80 800
Swedish 920 80 835
Scandinavian, n.i.e. 9 85 20 70
Eastern European origins 9,585 2,345 7,235
Baltic origins 640 165 475
Estonian 135 55 85
Latvian 185 65 120
Lithuanian 315 45 270
Byelorussian 60 20 45
Czech and Slovak origins 1,035 225 810
Czech 570 140 440
Czechoslovakian 140 30 120
Slovak 345 60 285
Hungarian (Magyar) 1,155 235 920
Polish 3,675 810 2,865
Romanian 620 175 450
Russian 1,035 145 895
Ukrainian 2,655 570 2,085
Southern European origins 10,190 4,560 5,630
Albanian 80 65 10
Bosnian 55 45 10
Bulgarian 80 15 60
Croatian 205 75 130
Cypriot 35 10 25
Greek 1,155 565 595
Italian 3,940 1,055 2,885
Kosovar 0 0 0
Macedonian 80 15 70
Maltese 65 10 55
Montenegrin 0 0 0
Portuguese 3,420 2,440 975
Serbian 85 50 40
Sicilian 20 10 15
Slovenian 95 25 70
Spanish 1,025 135 890
Yugoslav, n.i.e. 10 160 45 110
Other European origins 1,145 305 840
Basque 25 0 25
Gypsy (Roma) 40 0 45
Jewish 900 265 630
Slav (European) 10 0 10
European, n.i.e. 11 220 35 185
African origins 755 210 550
Afrikaner 10 0 10
Akan 0 0 0
Amhara 0 0 0
Angolan 0 0 0
Ashanti 0 0 0
Bantu 0 0 0
Black 160 0 155
Burundian 25 20 10
Cameroonian 0 0 0
Chadian 0 0 0
Congolese (Zairian) 10 0 0
Congolese, n.o.s. 12 10 0 0
Dinka 0 0 0
East African 0 0 0
Eritrean 0 0 0
Ethiopian 0 10 0
Gabonese 0 0 0
Gambian 0 0 0
Ghanaian 20 0 10
Guinean, n.o.s. 13 15 0 15
Harari 0 0 0
Ibo 0 0 0
Ivorian 0 0 0
Kenyan 15 0 10
Malagasy 0 0 0
Malian 0 0 0
Mauritian 10 0 10
Nigerian 35 0 35
Oromo 0 0 0
Peulh 0 0 0
Rwandan 10 10 0
Senegalese 0 0 0
Seychellois 0 0 0
Sierra Leonean 0 0 0
Somali 0 0 0
South African 115 0 115
Sudanese 20 25 0
Tanzanian 0 0 0
Tigrian 0 0 0
Togolese 0 0 0
Ugandan 35 30 10
Yoruba 25 25 0
Zambian 10 0 15
Zimbabwean 0 0 0
Zulu 0 0 0
African, n.i.e. 14 285 70 215
Arab origins 885 415 470
Egyptian 220 135 85
Iraqi 0 0 0
Jordanian 40 0 35
Kuwaiti 0 0 0
Lebanese 365 150 215
Libyan 15 20 0
Maghrebi origins 45 15 35
Algerian 20 10 15
Berber 0 0 0
Moroccan 0 0 0
Tunisian 0 0 0
Maghrebi, n.i.e. 15 20 0 20
Palestinian 50 15 35
Saudi Arabian 0 0 0
Syrian 40 0 35
Yemeni 0 0 0
Arab, n.i.e. 16 165 75 95
West Asian origins 615 410 200
Afghan 10 10 0
Armenian 135 95 45
Assyrian 10 0 10
Azerbaijani 0 0 0
Georgian 0 0 0
Iranian 330 255 75
Israeli 15 10 10
Kurd 0 0 0
Pashtun 0 0 0
Tatar 15 0 15
Turk 85 20 70
West Asian, n.i.e. 17 35 30 0
South Asian origins 2,070 1,560 510
Bangladeshi 40 40 0
Bengali 35 15 20
East Indian 1,520 1,125 390
Goan 0 0 0
Gujarati 0 0 0
Kashmiri 0 0 0
Nepali 10 0 10
Pakistani 380 255 120
Punjabi 0 0 0
Sinhalese 15 15 0
Sri Lankan 65 70 0
Tamil 0 0 0
South Asian, n.i.e. 18 65 30 30
East and Southeast Asian origins 4,130 3,105 1,030
Burmese 10 0 10
Cambodian 80 50 25
Chinese 2,590 1,925 660
Filipino 560 385 180
Hmong 0 0 0
Indonesian 45 0 45
Japanese 260 165 95
Khmer 15 15 0
Korean 335 310 25
Laotian 0 0 0
Malaysian 45 30 10
Mongolian 15 0 10
Singaporean 10 0 10
Taiwanese 80 50 30
Thai 25 20 0
Tibetan 0 0 0
Vietnamese 230 145 80
East or Southeast Asian, n.i.e. 19 0 0 0
Asian, n.o.s. 20 0 0 0
Oceania origins 310 0 305
Australian 240 0 235
New Zealander 95 0 100
Pacific Islands origins 15 0 10
Fijian 0 0 0
Hawaiian 10 0 0
Maori 0 0 0
Polynesian 0 0 0
Samoan 0 0 0
Pacific Islander, n.i.e. 21 0 0 0
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-562-XCB2006006 (Kingston, Code521)